Support Providers, Health Systems, and Payers
Providers and the health systems they work in are crucial in promoting safer and more effective opioid prescribing for pain management. CDC’s Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain can help providers and health systems improve the way that opioids are prescribed.
Prescribing Guideline
- Information for Providers: Safe Prescribing Saves Lives
Read the prescribing guideline and access clinical resources, training for healthcare providers, CDC Opioid Guideline mobile app, and more.
Treatment for Overdose and Opioid Use Disorder
Opioid Use in Patients Who Are Pregnant
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Page last reviewed: December 2, 2019